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Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops Asking Rents in San Francisco Are Ticking Up, But… Benchmark Mortgage Rate Poised to Inch Down Asking Rents in Oakland Tick Up, Down Year-Over-Year Index Versus Reality for Another “Over Asking!” Sale
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The Hanging Gardens Of San Francisco: 2550 Lyon

June 18, 2007

As far as we know, there aren’t many rooftops like it in San Francisco. And if for no other reason, that makes 2550 Lyon worth a mention (and perhaps a…

Design & Architecture New Developments

New Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects Condos: 1234 Howard

June 15, 2007

A number of readers have asked, and we finally have an answer: 1234 Howard (an 18 unit Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects building) will start marketing mid July. It’ll be a mix…

New Developments

Millennium Tower: Sales Timeline, Additional Details And Renderings

June 15, 2007

From rumor to reality, J.K. Dineen reports that the Millennium sales center will be opening in November of this year (roughly six months early). A couple of other details and…

Design & Architecture

The Modern One That’s (Almost) On The Market: 610 Rhode Island

June 15, 2007

We alluded to it a couple of weeks ago. And while it hasn’t officially hit the market (we’re told next week) we did finagle an early photo and the list…

Seemingly Random

A Reader Searches For Context (And Some Eye Popping Prices)

June 15, 2007

And speaking of big bucks per square foot, a reader writes: This daily plugged in reader often sees SocketSite’s references to price per square foot when describing San Fran residential…

Trends

San Francisco Home Sales Drop, Median Sales Price Up (Enter Mix)

June 14, 2007

According to DataQuick, the median sales price for existing homes in San Francisco was $835,000 last month, up 8.4% compared to a revised May ’06 ($770,000) and up 5.7% compared…

Just Quotes (Emphasis Added) Real Estate Economics Trends

JustQuotes (And A Note): And Yet Money Is Still Relatively Cheap

June 14, 2007

“The average rate on 30-year fixed-rate loans climbed to 6.74 percent for the week ending June 14, from 6.53 percent the previous week. That marked the biggest one-week increase since…

Bay Buildings Rentals Trends

Rincon Towers: From Apartments, To Condos, To Apartments

June 14, 2007

A year ago, the Rincon Towers apartment building at 88 Howard was sold to a developer intent on converting the building into condos. Three months ago (and over on the…

Listings (for sale) Seemingly Random

We Write About Where Dashiell Wrote: 1155 Leavenworth #2

June 14, 2007

We’ve been keeping an eye on the 21 units at 1155 Leavenworth ever since a plugged-in reader dropped us a note last month musing about a “Nob Hill-ish” TIC priced…

SocketSite Readers Report

There Was And There Is: A Reader Reports on 118 Joost

June 14, 2007

From a plugged-in tipster: “Just to follow up on your listing of 118 Joost. I just talked to my broker who informed me the seller received 7 offers with the…

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  1. Brahma (incensed renter) on Dolores Park Light House Condo Listed for a Million Less

    I completely agree, and if you're looking for a natural test of whether or not the extremely heated market dynamics…

  2. Brahma (incensed renter) on 141 Below Market Rate Modular Studios Even Closer to Reality

    We now have two more recent data points. Tahanan Supportive Housing (at 833 Bryant St.) completed in winter 2021, was…

  3. Brahma (incensed renter) on Beaux Arts Beauty Suddenly Back on the Market

    Maybe the seller knew what they had, didn't want to take a more than $1 million haircut and was willing…

  4. Brahma (incensed renter) on Contemporary Little Saigon Condo Listed for Nearly 30 Percent Less

    The one-bedroom, one bathroom 719 Larkin #705 sold for $690,000 in November of 2019, conforming to building and neighborhood comps…

  5. Aaron Goodman on Parkmerced: From The Plans To Develop, To The Plans To Preserve

    Gabriel Metcalf should apologize, 6 national organizations signed a memo against the destruction of Parkmerced, and to date they have…

  6. Notcom on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

    And don't forget the simultaneous implosion of the The California College of the Arts (CCA)...guess that move to SF wasn't…

  7. The Milkshake of Despair on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

    The Academy of Art is a reminder of what the city has lost with the San Francisco Art Institute. The…

  8. Brahma (incensed renter) on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

    Here we are, more than six years later, and in a story datelined May 11, 2026 (Academy of Art sells…

  9. Notcom on 2830 Pacific: A Tripling Of Taxes (At Half Off Initial Hopes)

    Noted. But of course I'm more interested in (what passes for) journalism over at the 'Standard'": consider this remarkable -…

  10. Brahma (incensed renter) on Coveted LEED Condo Listed Below its 2015 Price

    Wound up closing at asking 39 days after the above post. Then something happened which appeared on the MLS like…

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